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Patrick Morrisey: “They're refusing to come to the table and pass a clean…”

Featuring: Patrick Morrisey, Republican | Governor of West Virginia

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West Virginia governor holds news conference on SNAP benefits

Published | Video Starts at 04:22

Chuck Schumer and the Senate Democrats are shutting down the federal government while insisting on free health care for illegals and a $1.5 trillion wish list for demands that have nothing to to do with keeping the government open. They're refusing to come to the table and pass a clean bipartisan funding extension that would fund the government and ensure these benefits go out to our citizens. Instead, they're playing politics, and quite frankly, they're playing politics with a lot of people's lives. Unfortunately, many West Virginians are being caught in the crossfire. (04:22–04:34)

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Asserts that Senate Democrats are refusing to pass a bipartisan funding extension to fund the government and ensure benefits distribution.

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